"What the heck!"
"Good one, Chun Hei, learned to put on a show, huh?"
"Feels like Master Isshin really likes wolves, he called out his name without even realizing it!"
"Only met him a few times, but this old man's personality is genuinely great, so straightforward!"
"A big barrel of wine next to you, you really know how to cater to his tastes, hahahaha!"
"Master Isshin is so good... he's the only one who doesn't call me a dog..."
"Ah Die called me a dog too... Master Isshin is the best, I'd offer wine first too."
"What if I accidentally kill him?"
"What if you kill him? Come on, come on, you fight Isshin, let's see how you kill the Sword Saint!"
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Not going to lie, the viewers' imaginations were wilder than each other, actually giving themselves the illusion that they could instantly kill the Sword Saint. Chun Hei couldn't help but laugh.
However, his laughter was quickly drowned out by Master Isshin's hearty chuckle.
"You... want to drink the wine I gave you..."
He pointed to Chun Hei's waist, clutching his stomach and laughing heartily, "Hahaha, I like it! I accept it!!"
Gulp gulp gulp!!
"Mmm~~~ *Phew*~~~~ This is the good stuff!"
Tilting his head back to drain a large bowl of rough sake, Isshin took a deep breath, savoring the lingering aroma of the rough sake. He said heartily, "Speaking of which... how is Genichiro?"
"Hmm... how is what?"
"You've clashed with him." Isshin reminded him.
"Extremely strong, well-balanced in all aspects," Chun Hei recalled for a moment and said seriously, "However... he has a very peculiar move."
"Oh?"
Thinking of Genichiro's lightning power that gave him quite a headache, Chun Hei seized the opportunity while the old man was in good spirits and directly asked, "What exactly is the 'Mortal Blade: Lightning'..."
"Hahaha, that..."
Isshin chuckled lightly, stroking his goatee, "That's Genichiro's master's move."
"Quite intriguing, isn't it?"
"Master again?" Chun Hei probed further.
"Tomoe... swordmasters with such formidable skills are rare." Isshin fell into a brief period of recollection. "That woman could fight as if she were dancing. If you looked into her eyes... you'd feel as if you were being pulled underwater."
As he spoke, the old man blushed, chuckling, "Hahaha, I almost got cut down from being too entranced by her... In my long life, Isshin has only experienced that once."
Isshin's unusual reaction immediately ignited the viewers' gossip-mongering hearts.
'Definitely a great beauty, Isshin is smitten!'
'As everyone knows, Isshin is devoted to the sword and never gets close to women. Only that time he was almost defeated by Tomoe's beauty shows how beautiful Tomoe truly is.'
'Oh no, I'm starting to imagine a grand romance movie in my head.'
'It's an injustice not to publish this right away.'
'Give it to Isshin and Ryūmen and you'll know Isshin was good friends with the Sculptor, Dōjun, Lady Butterfly, and Owl.'
'True · truth comes out after drinking.'
'I don't care about anything else. Since controlling lightning is Tomoe's ability, I just want to know if Isshin, this rascal, has mastered the 'Mortal Blade: Lightning'.'
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"Tomoe..." Upon hearing the name, Chun Hei remembered that the skill he had recently learned, "Featherfall" (飛渡浮舟), was created by Tomoe.
He hadn't expected this swordsman named Tomoe to be so formidable, almost defeating the Sword Saint.
Indeed, women who could wield lightning were the most captivating!
However, the old man was also quite interesting; he spoke the truth after a drink. It seemed his initial choice to cater to him wasn't wrong.
Through Isshin's description, Chun Hei became even more interested in this swordsman named Tomoe.
Wait, shouldn't he have asked about severing immortality?
Remembering the important matter, Chun Hei's eyes immediately cleared, "What is the key to the 'Severing of Immortality' that the Prince wishes to achieve?"
"The Mortal Blade."
Isshin immediately sobered up from his daze, his gaze no longer unfocused, "If it's the Mortal Blade... it might be the key to solving the problem."
"Mortal Blade?"
"Because it can take the lives of those who cannot die by ordinary means," Isshin said calmly.
"Those who cannot die by ordinary means?"
"If I recall correctly... they are called 'corpse-bound'," Isshin said. "Although I have never seen it myself... it is said that even with a pierced heart or a severed head, they cannot die."
"Heh heh... If that's true, it's quite terrifying. It can even kill such monsters... then it is the Mortal Blade."
"May I ask... where is the Mortal Blade?" Chun Hei asked the question most concerning to him.
"I heard it is at Senpou Temple."
Senpou Temple again.
Before Chun Hei could reply, Isshin changed the subject, "However..."
"It is said that the Mortal Blade is a sword that 'cannot be drawn'."
Chun Hei was taken aback, "Cannot be drawn?"
"That's what the rumors say," Isshin shrugged, indicating he couldn't give an accurate answer. "But that temple's gates are now locked. I don't know what those monks are doing in the mountains... there's no way to reach it through ordinary paths anymore."
No wonder Senpou Temple was mentioned multiple times in the previous plot, including that shaman. It seemed a trip to Senpou Temple was unavoidable.
"Are you leaving, Wolf?"
Seeing that Wolf remained silent for a long time, Isshin asked, then sighed to himself, "Severing immortality... that too will be a battle."
"And battle..."
"Is the vortex of all conflict. If you falter, you will be swallowed by the vortex..."
Chun Hei felt that the old man's words held deeper meaning, as he always stared into Wolf's eyes when saying them, as if trying to see through his soul.
Chun Hei felt a chill down his spine from being stared at by the Sword Saint, and nervously turned his head, preparing to leave.
Returning to the Divine Dragon's Estate, Chun Hei heard a series of violent coughs from a distance.
At the entrance, Emma seemed to have been waiting for a long time.
"It seems you've met Lord Isshin."
"Yes, he thanked me for killing Genichiro." Chun Hei's attitude was somewhat cold, as he wasn't the player's Maiden in Fire.
Emma explained the effects of the "Mortal Rice" (变若水) to Chun Hei in detail, which was essentially a low-tier version of the Divine Dragon's power.
And Genichiro had drunk a particularly concentrated version of the Mortal Rice – "Mortal Scum" (变若渣), breaking through his physical limits, allowing him to withstand even fatal wounds.
Sincerely thanking Emma, Chun Hei walked directly towards the Prince's room.
"Cough cough... cough cough..."
As he neared the door, he heard another series of violent coughs, and his heart sank.
The curse of the Divine Dragon had silently spread to the Prince, even though he was a bloodline holder of the Divine Dragon's power.
Chun Hei quietly approached the Prince from behind. The young Prince by the bookshelf looked at Wolf with a slight panic.
"Cough cough... Mmm... So much ash..."
Clearly, the Prince wasn't good at lying. His panicked eyes were vivid, and his attempt to cover up his condition was just like a child secretly kissing their deskmate in class and being discovered by the teacher.
The child is so considerate, trying not to worry Wolf.
The viewers in the live stream were melting at the Prince's cute appearance, and they all comforted him in the comments.
'Draw your sword, Wolf! I'm claiming your master!'
'I thought the Prince had Dragonrot!'
'You're not wrong, the Prince does have Dragonrot, but he just doesn't want Wolf to worry, so he told a white lie.'
'I want to take this child away, he's too adorable!'
'Remember to help my Prince open the window, look how choked up the little one is!'
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